Took a punt on a tank n side panels

Desmopower said:

Props to you for giving the Indian tank a go but from the pictures it looks like the filler cap is not in the correct orientation and the rear of the tank does not have a curve like an original tank. With all that and the fitment issues what would your advice be to others considering going down the same route?

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i can only speak of the tank i bought that did not fit. other suppliers my have done their homework or used a test jig to make sure they fit. for me i will be buying an EMGO tank very shortly

I was wondering how the side covers fit? I got a set of primed side covers from India and they weren’t even close.

Tripler said:

i can only speak of the tank i bought that did not fit. other suppliers my have done their homework or used a test jig to make sure they fit. for me i will be buying an EMGO tank very shortly

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Very happy with the Emgo tank supplied unpainted for my ‘74 Roadster. Needed a lot of expensive prep work before painting but fitted great out of the box.

luckyed said:

I was wondering how the side covers fit? I got a set of primed side covers from India and they weren’t even close.

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Looked good but did not fit well, I bought some grp items from RGM and they fit really well.

Last year I bought a PR tank from vintage_classic_parts44 to replace my GRP original. I chose steel rather than alloy thinking that if there were any leaks, it's easier to fix.
Mine was painted in PR yellow with the Norton logo applied. Arrived quite quickly, did not have to pay import tax (which very much surprised me), and the quality was far better than what I had expected. Even the paint is quite good, except for under the petrol cap seal - it does not like our local fuel so it's wrinkling. No leaks though, and even the supplied cap fits quite well. The only complaint I have is that it's difficult to get it to sit correctly with the bottom of the tank aligning with the seat unit (seen from the side, the seat bottom line should flow into the tank bottom line in one long swoop).
Mind you, the PR is a simple shape compared to a Roadster or Interstate tank. The biggest worry with Indian tanks is the variable quality - if they could fix that, there's a huge market for their stuff.